classist
Snobby toward workers
Classist describes attitudes, behaviors, or systems that discriminate based on social or economic class.
A classist remark assumes someone's worth or intelligence from their income level or background.
Classist policies favor the wealthy or disadvantage the poor.
As a noun, a classist is someone who holds such prejudices: He's a classist who looks down on anyone without a degree.
Being barred from participation
- gatekeepingControlling access to something
- redliningRefusing loans by neighborhood
- segregationForced separation by group
- profilingCharacterizing by patterns
stereotyping · stigmatization · marginalization · disenfranchisement · ghettoization · gentrification · discrimination · oppression
Pretentious social superiority
- condescensionDemeaning air of superiority
- elitismPreference for privileged rule
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
discrimination · bigotry · intolerance · patronizing · haughtiness · superciliousness · disdain · contempt
Arrogantly self-important
- hoity-toityAffectedly superior in manner
- riffraffDisreputable or undesirable people
- lowbrowLacking intellectual depth
- highbrowIntellectually or artistically sophisticated
common · vulgar · trashy · refined · chavs · posh · ghetto · bougie
Division into distinct levels
- casteInherited social division
- aristocracyRule by hereditary elite
- bourgeoisieCapitalist ownership class
- proletariatLaborers lacking capital ownership
underclass · nobility · gentry · oligarchy · plutocracy · patrician · plebeian · socioeconomic
Measurable difference between things
- povertySevere lack of resources
- underprivilegedLacking usual social advantages
- disadvantagedLacking social or economic resources
- inequityUnfair distribution or treatment
exploitation · systemic · structural · institutional · two-tier
exclusion
Being barred from participation
- gatekeepingControlling access to something
- redliningRefusing loans by neighborhood
- segregationForced separation by group
profiling · stereotyping · stigmatization · marginalization · disenfranchisement · ghettoization · gentrification · discrimination · oppression · snubbing
snobbery
Pretentious social superiority
- condescensionDemeaning air of superiority
- elitismPreference for privileged rule
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
bias · discrimination · bigotry · intolerance · patronizing · haughtiness · superciliousness · disdain · contempt · smugness
uppity
Arrogantly self-important
- hoity-toityAffectedly superior in manner
- riffraffDisreputable or undesirable people
- lowbrowLacking intellectual depth
highbrow · common · vulgar · trashy · refined · chavs · posh · ghetto · bougie · basic
stratification
Division into distinct levels
- casteInherited social division
- aristocracyRule by hereditary elite
- bourgeoisieCapitalist ownership class
proletariat · underclass · nobility · gentry · oligarchy · plutocracy · patrician · plebeian · socioeconomic · privilege
disparity
Measurable difference between things
- povertySevere lack of resources
- underprivilegedLacking usual social advantages
- disadvantagedLacking social or economic resources
inequity · exploitation · systemic · structural · institutional · two-tier
- bigotsbigot, bigots, racist, racists, sexist
- intolerantbigoted, biased, prejudiced, discriminatory, intolerant
classistegalitarian
Equality principle supporter
classless · class-conscious · democratic · populist · meritocratic
classistegalitarian
Equality principle supporter
tolerant · unprejudiced · accepting · inclusive · open-minded
- classical musicWestern orchestral tradition
- classic carCollectible older vehicle
- classic rockEnduring guitar-driven music
- cult classicObscure work with devoted fans
- classified adBrief paid newspaper notice
- classic tragedyDrama ending in catastrophe
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